Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

"Grandmaster, do you think it could be that someone from the Xuantian Sect poisoned them?"

Cao Meng had a sudden inspiration, and then loudly asked Nangong Yan, as if afraid that the other guests wouldn't hear him.

"You bastard, you mean Wu Hui was afraid of losing to you, so he poisoned himself, and now he's crying 'stop thief'!"

Nangong Yan, a seasoned veteran of a thousand years of cultivation, immediately understood Cao Meng's meaning and began to loudly agree.
"So this is ah!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

The female demon Duanmu Fei, along with other members of the Hehuan Sect, came out to stir up trouble, as if afraid that things wouldn't get big enough.

Wu Hui, the victim, had no intention of taking the blame for Tian Cong Daoist. He glared fiercely at Tian Cong Daoist and roared:
"Tiancong, what exactly did you put in the spirit wine you gave me last night?"

Wu Hui's outburst immediately brought knowing smiles to the faces of the guests present.

After all, Wu Hui was the victim, so instead of attacking the rival Hehuan Sect, he attacked his fellow disciple, Tiancong Daoist.

Now it seems that Wu Hui's poisoning is quite interesting!

"So it was just dogs fighting!"

Upon learning that Wu Hui's poisoning might be related to Tiancong Daoist, Cao Meng immediately began to stir up trouble.

In an instant, everyone turned their attention to Daoist Tiancong, wanting to know what was going on.

Faced with Wu Hui's sudden attack and the gazes of everyone, Tian Cong was startled. He had considered that the investigation might reach him.

But he didn't expect it to happen so quickly; it was that old sycophant Wu Hui who bit him hard.

Even Daoist Tiancong now has some doubts; Wu Hui, that old sycophant, had already noticed something amiss.

“Junior Brother Wu Hui, the spirit wine I drank last night was a rare item that I obtained by chance. I was thinking of celebrating with you in advance.”

Besides, I drank it too, so why am I fine?

Daoist Tiancong knew that Wu Hui, the victim, was now clinging to him, which was very unfavorable to him. Therefore, he could not simply sever ties with Wu Hui.

"puff!"

As soon as Tiancong Daoist finished speaking, he also suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground like Wu Hui.

"Why is Tiancong vomiting blood too? Could he have been poisoned as well?"

Everyone was astonished by this scene and was even more confused about what was going on.

"It really is the same poison. It seems to be the problem with the spirit wine from last night!"

Mingfeng immediately went to Tiancong Daoist to inquire about his condition.

Now Wu Hui and Tian Cong have been poisoned by the same kind of poison, and the source of the poison has now been confirmed to be the pot of poisoned wine that Daoist Tian Cong mentioned.

Daoist Tiancong couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had kept a backup plan; after drinking the poisoned wine with Wu Hui yesterday, he hadn't been given an antidote.

I just activated my spiritual power, causing my essence blood to be released, which triggered the poison to take effect.

Daoist Tiancong knew that his suspicions had lessened considerably, so he feigned remorse:
"Junior Brother Wu Hui, I was careless for a moment and have harmed you!"

"Senior brother, I originally intended to celebrate your victory with some spirit wine, but it turned out to be poisoned!"

"It's all my fault, I'm the senior brother. I'm the one who ruined you!"

Tiancong Daoist's admission of wrongdoing was an attempt to transform the crime of poisoning Wu Hui into a crime of oversight and unintentional misconduct.

Many of the onlookers were seasoned veterans who had cultivated for thousands of years, and many had experienced power struggles within families, dynasties, and sects.

They wouldn't easily believe a few words from Tiancong Daoist.

"I, Tian Cong, swear on my Dao heart that the poison in the spirit wine was absolutely not administered by me, Tian Cong."

In order to prove his innocence, Daoist Tiancong immediately dropped a bombshell.

After the oath was made, some people began to believe that Tiancong was innocent.

"Master, I swear I didn't steal your spirit stones, I ordered someone else to steal them!"

At this moment, Cao Meng, a bystander, suddenly spoke up and shouted.

"You traitor! I was wondering why I kept losing spirit stones. So it was you who did it!"

"You're quite shrewd, aren't you? To distance yourself from the situation, you direct someone else to steal it!"

The female demon, Duanmu Fei, naturally understood what Cao Meng meant and immediately began to cooperate.

Duanmu Fei and Cao Meng, master and apprentice, were singing in unison. Everyone wasn't stupid; they all understood what the two of them meant!
"Tiancong, do you dare to swear on your Dao heart that you didn't know this spirit wine was poisonous and never intended to use it to harm me!"

Wu Hui roared angrily, demanding that Tian Cong swear an oath according to his requirements.

Daoist Tiancong was furious. He hated Wu Hui and the troublemakers Cao Meng and Duanmu Fei!
His current situation is that if he truly swears the oath as Wu Hui demands, he will inevitably be burdened by the oath and become useless.

If you don't swear an oath, wouldn't that be admitting to poisoning?
"Enough! Tiancong has already sworn that this matter will be dropped!"

Having already guessed the truth, Mingfeng interrupted everything by speaking up, breaking Tiancong Daoist's current predicament.

It wasn't that Mingfeng wanted to favor Tiancong Daoist, but rather that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public.

People from all sects are watching the drama unfold. Once the truth comes out, the Xuantian Sect will inevitably lose face. Therefore, things must be stopped and cannot be investigated any further.

Mingfeng wanted to cover up the scandal and defend the sect's reputation, but how could Cao Meng agree to that?

The melons that Xuantian Sect brought out themselves were already cut up, and everyone hadn't even finished eating them yet. You want to take them away? Dream on!
Once the melon is cut open, it must be eaten immediately, otherwise it will spoil if left for too long.

"Tiancong, you old dog, you used poisoned wine to scheme against Wu Hui."

The poison took effect when Wu Hui, that old dog, and I were fighting.

Then I'll grind that old dog Wu Hui to dust, and no one will even notice. You're quite the schemer!

Cao Meng stated his speculation directly.

Actually, even without Cao Meng saying it, many people had already guessed the truth, but they just didn't say it.

Now that Cao Meng has spoken out in public, it can be said that he has torn away the last fig leaf of the Xuantian Sect.

"You little devil, shut up! Don't you dare slander me!"

The facts are indeed as Cao Meng said, but can Tiancong Daoren admit it?

Obviously not!

"Tiancong, you old dog, you're ruthless! Just in case, you actually poisoned yourself. No wonder you're the sect leader of the Xuantian Sect!"

"No, you old dog Tiancong, you are no longer the sect master of Xuantian Sect, but the former sect master!"

Cao Meng continued to deliver the final blow, showing no fear of offending Tian Cong to the death.

"You little devil, if I hadn't been poisoned, I would have killed you, you evil spirit, for framing me like this today!"

Daoist Tiancong was furious. If it weren't for the poisoned wine causing him to lose all his spiritual power, he would have definitely given Cao Meng a good beating.

At this moment, Cao Meng ignored Tiancong Daoist and turned his gaze to Wu Hui, clicking his tongue in disapproval:

"Wu Hui, how did you offend that old dog Tian Cong recently, that he wants to kill you?"
Could it be that he's also taken a liking to Yu Mengshang and wants to become her Daoist partner, so he's planning to eliminate you, his rival?

Now that internal conflicts have arisen within the Xuantian Sect, Cao Meng naturally wants to stir things up a bit more.

It should be noted that the Void Refinement stage elders of the Xuantian Sect generally do not get involved in affairs and instead cultivate in forbidden areas.

Most matters in a sect are managed by the sect leader and peak masters. Letting them cause trouble is what makes things truly interesting.

"Tiancong, I'm not done with you for poisoning me!"

Wu Hui ignored Cao Meng and instead spoke fiercely to Daoist Tiancong.

He wasn't saying this to Tiancong Daoist, but to all the guests present.

What he wanted was to prove that Tian Cong had poisoned his fellow disciples, and then use the guests present to spread the word. Once this matter became a huge scandal, it would be known throughout the Eastern Region.

Even if the sect wanted to smooth things over and handle the matter simply, it would be impossible by then.

Even if Tiancong doesn't die this time, he'll be badly injured.

At this moment, Tian Cong began to suspect that he had been tricked by Wu Hui. No, that old sycophant Wu Hui didn't have the intelligence to do that. It was Yu Mengshang who was the one who was tricked.

Seeing the mess Wu Hui and Tian Cong made, Ming Feng felt that Tian Cong was more trouble than he was worth.

Wu Hui was also lacking in common sense, insisting on exposing Tian Cong Daoist. Couldn't he have told me privately and gone back to the sect to deal with it?
Why do we have to make such a big fuss and turn the Xuantian Sect into a laughing stock?
"You little devil, how dare you bewitch people and undermine the unity of my Xuantian Sect in front of me!"

Mingfeng, seething with anger, vented it all on Cao Meng. This little devil was definitely the culprit for things getting out of hand.

"Mingfeng, you old dog, your so-called unity means knowing that Tiancong poisoned Wu Hui, yet still protecting Tiancong. Your Xuantian Sect's unity is truly interesting!"

Mingfeng wanted to take his anger out on Cao Meng, but Cao Meng wasn't going to tolerate it and directly retorted.

"Mingfeng, you old dog, why are you protecting Tiancong, you wouldn't happen to have instructed him to poison Wu Hui, would you?"

"Are you protecting him like this because you're afraid that old dog Tiancong will expose you as the mastermind?"

Cao Meng's unreasonable and argumentative behavior led Ming Feng to accuse him of being the mastermind behind Wu Hui's poisoning.

"you……"

Mingfeng was so angry at Cao Meng that he was speechless. If the situation hadn't prevented it, he would have really wanted to slap Cao Meng to death.

Cao Meng enjoyed watching others try to get rid of him but fail.

"Mingfeng, you old dog, I already had my victory celebration banquet last night. Your Xuantian Sect should hurry up and send someone down to die, otherwise my victory celebration banquet will have been for nothing."

"If you don't send someone down here soon, I'll order Gu Qingfeng to be executed!"

Cao Meng didn't care about the current situation of Xuantian Sect. Last night, he and the great demon had already fired the celebratory cannons, and his great sword was already itching for action.

"Xuantian Sect, hurry up, we've been waiting for so long."

"You've pulled all this stunt because you issued the challenge yesterday, but then chickened out and are trying to back out of the life-or-death duel, haven't you?"

The Hehuan Sect also started urging them. As the saying goes, fortune turns around. Before, it was the Xuantian Sect urging the Hehuan Sect, and now it's the Hehuan Sect's turn to urge the Xuantian Sect!

On the Xuantian Sect's side, everyone's faces were extremely grim.

Originally, they were the ones who dealt with Cao Meng, but now that things have changed, they don't know what to do.

Mingfeng glanced at the people from the Xuantian Sect. Wu Hui and Tian Cong had lost their spiritual power due to poisoning.

Besides himself, only Su Qingyue has the strength to fight Cao Meng.

But Su Qingyue is really acting strangely. If I let Su Qingyue fight Cao Meng, not to mention whether the other party will cooperate, it is hard to say whether the Hehuan Sect will even agree!

As for sending others to fight Cao Meng, that would just be sending them to their deaths. It's a tough situation!

Moreover, the sacrifice made to save Gu Qingfeng this time was already huge; it could be said that it was a complete loss.

Seeing that Mingfeng was losing interest and was considering giving up on Gu Qingfeng, Cao Meng quickly sent a telepathic message to Nangong Yan and the female demon.

You should know that Gu Qingfeng has already been given a poison pill. His previous shouts about killing Gu Qingfeng were just bluffing.

If the Xuantian Sect really abandons Gu Qingfeng, Gu Qingfeng will rot in the hands of the Hehuan Sect, resulting in a huge loss for them.

"Mingfeng, I know your Xuantian Sect can't afford to lose. Now I'm giving you a chance to redeem your people!"

After understanding Cao Meng, Nangong Yan immediately cooperated.

"Nangong Yan, you're smart to know your place!"

Mingfeng thought to himself that he had actually predicted the outcome of the Hehuan Sect backing down and demanding ransom!

After all, if the Hehuan Sect really wanted to kill Gu Qingfeng, why did they capture him in the first place? They could have just killed him directly.

"Two low-grade sixth-tier spiritual weapons!"

Mingfeng gritted his teeth and took out two low-grade sixth-order spiritual weapons.

Two low-grade sixth-order spiritual weapons don't sound very impressive.

In reality, it was enough to support Gu Qingfeng at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, if not more.

After all, Gu Qingfeng, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator at the third level, is not worth two low-grade sixth-order spiritual artifacts, whether sold separately or as a whole.

"it is good!"

After discussing it with the other seven, Nangong Yan and Xi Feng decided to accept the offer.

"Wait!"

Cao Meng stopped them and then explained:
"I was supposed to fight that old dog Wu Hui, kill him with my sword, and take all his spoils!"

"Now that old dog Wu Hui can't fight me, that means he's lost. I can give up his life, but I must have his storage ring!"

Cao Meng felt he had to take back the spoils of war that were rightfully his.

"Mingfeng, you old dog, I think what that bastard said makes a lot of sense!"

Nangong Yan directly supported Cao Meng, saying that if she could get as much as possible, she should!

Mingfeng was very dissatisfied with Cao Meng's statement and tried to correct him:
"Little devil, if you fight Wu Hui, the outcome is uncertain!"

What do you mean by saying that Cao Meng should have killed Wu Hui with his sword? It was clearly Wu Hui who should have killed Cao Meng with his sword.

It's all Tiancong's fault, that good-for-nothing bastard who ruined his grand plan.

"Mingfeng, you old dog, if you want to distinguish who is stronger between me and Wu Hui, it's simple!"

"Why don't you make him fight me now, then you'll know!"

As Cao Meng spoke, he kept wiping his great sword. It was a pity that his great sword was supposed to be drinking dog blood today, but there were no dogs to kill!
"I support!"

Nangong Yan raised her hand in support, though she knew that Xuantian Sect would definitely not accept the challenge.

"Okay, here you go!"

Seeing that he couldn't win against Cao Meng, Mingfeng had no choice but to agree.

After all, Wu Hui doesn't have any spiritual power right now, so we can't let Wu Hui and Cao Meng fight, can we?

Besides, that storage ring doesn't belong to me, it belongs to Wu Hui!

"Uncle-Master, you can't!"

Wu Hui wanted to refuse, but Ming Feng didn't give him a chance. He directly took Wu Hui's storage ring and threw it to Cao Meng.

"Cao Meng, give me back my storage ring!"

Wu Hui watched as Cao Meng played with his storage ring and started crying out incessantly.

His cries weren't because he was reluctant to part with the resources inside, but because it contained his most precious possessions.

Inside was the communication jade talisman he used to communicate with his beloved Senior Sister Yu.

There's a spirit sword that Senior Sister Yu used, and a robe that Senior Sister Yu didn't want...

Those things were collected by me after a lot of hard work and over hundreds of years!

Cao Meng sneered as he watched Wu Hui acting as if he were dying, all for the storage ring in his hand.

Although Cao Meng didn't have time to check the storage ring, he knew there must be something related to Yu Mengshang inside, otherwise there would be no way Wu Hui, a peak master of the Xuantian Sect, would be crying his eyes out.

"Wu Hui, don't blame me. Blame that old dog Tian Cong! It was that old dog Tian Cong who poisoned you and made you lose!"

With this in mind, Cao Meng decided to fan the flames and incite Wu Hui and Daoist Tiancong to fight. (End of Chapter)